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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1000012101 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'&gt;&lt;figure class='gallery-item'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;div class='gallery-icon '&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;a href='http:\\/\\/skateboarding.transworld.net\\/news\\/this-is-the-news-52802\\/attachment\\/jasonAdams_Stale\\/'&gt;\\/skate\\/content\\/images\\/jasonAdams_Stale.jpg&lt;\\/a&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n5*25&lt;br \\/&gt;For any of you who didn&amp;#8217;t believe the rumors, it is now confirmed, &lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kenny Anderson&lt;\\/b&gt; is riding for &lt;b&gt;Chocolate Skateboards&lt;\\/b&gt;.\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jereme Rogers&lt;\\/b&gt; can now be seen on &lt;b&gt;Quattro Wheels&lt;\\/b&gt; and wearing&lt;b&gt;Matix  Clothing&lt;\\/b&gt;. I think that makes this kid totally and completely hookedup.  Watch for footie in &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;PJ Ladd&amp;#8217;s Wonderful HorribleLife&lt;\\/b&gt;.&amp;#8221;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;STEFAN JANOSKI&lt;\\/b&gt; has left the family at Expedition One skateboardsto  ride for Habitat. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;KYLE LEEPER&lt;\\/b&gt; has picked up Orion as his truck sponsor ofchoice.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Despite certain rumors floating around, &lt;b&gt;KARL WATSON&lt;\\/b&gt; is 100% on Orion Trucks.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;If you did not get to see enough of Boston&amp;#8217;s finest, &lt;b&gt;RYANGALLANT&lt;\\/b&gt;in the &lt;b&gt;Alone&lt;\\/b&gt; video you can look forward to seeing him in two morequality  films. One from &lt;b&gt;Gold Wheels&lt;\\/b&gt; out in mid May and one from &lt;b&gt;ColiseumSkateshop&lt;\\/b&gt;available in mid May called &amp;#8221; &lt;b&gt;PJ Ladds Wonderful HorribleLife&lt;\\/b&gt;.&amp;#8221;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;QUIM CARDONA&lt;\\/b&gt; has accepted &lt;b&gt;Karl Watson&amp;#8217;s&lt;\\/b&gt; invitation to beanother  creative force in the &lt;b&gt;ORGANIKA&lt;\\/b&gt; vision.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;2002 Transworld Skateboarding Awards&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;Best Street Skater &amp;#8211; &lt;b&gt;Arto Saari&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;Best Vert Skater &amp;#8211; &lt;b&gt;Bob Burnquist&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;Rookie of the Year &amp;#8211; &lt;b&gt;Mark Appleyard&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;Best Team &amp;#8211; &lt;b&gt;Flip&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;DUFFS&lt;\\/b&gt; announced the addition of &lt;b&gt;Jason &amp;#8220;The KidAdams&lt;\\/b&gt;to the roster of the skate team. Jason will take his unique style andcreativity,  both on and off a skateboard, to assist in the design and development of asignature  shoe for future release. Jason also got put on the &lt;b&gt;Innes Clothing&lt;\\/b&gt;team.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Osiris Shoes&lt;\\/b&gt; signed skateboarding icon Jay Adams to design his ownshoe  model. The conjunction will link skateboarding&amp;#8217;s past with it&amp;#8217;s,present  collaborating old style with new. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;There&amp;#8217;s been a lot going on with &lt;b&gt;Toy Machine&lt;\\/b&gt; lately. The newAM  team is &lt;b&gt;Billy Marks&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Nate Broussard&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Josh Harmony&lt;\\/b&gt;.Toy  Machine&amp;#8217;s pros are &lt;b&gt;Ed Templeton&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Diego The Butcher&lt;\\/b&gt;,&lt;b&gt;Austin  Stephens&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Caswell Berry&lt;\\/b&gt;. So there! Toy Machine&amp;#8217;s&lt;b&gt;Sucking  the Life Tour&lt;\\/b&gt; starts May 17th. &lt;br \\/&gt;Be sure to check out www.toymachine.com for dates and locations. There iseven  phone numbers of the shops to call. Sometime in September, after the tour,Toy  Machine will be releasing a promo video. It&amp;#8217;s been &lt;br \\/&gt;awhile since the last video and a lot has changed, for the better! Soexpect  a lot of rail chomping and huge skateboarding stunts. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Neil Heddings&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Hollywood&amp;#8217;s Brad Hiser&lt;\\/b&gt; are now bothon  &lt;b&gt;Pig Wheels&lt;\\/b&gt;. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Just a quick blurb from the &lt;b&gt;Label&lt;\\/b&gt;: Thanks to the help of &lt;b&gt;JasonRothmeyer&lt;\\/b&gt;at &lt;b&gt;Accel Wheels&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Larry at Play It Again Sports&lt;\\/b&gt;, the nerdswho  broke into the Label are now sitting behind bars in o.c.c jail! &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The new label video &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;BLACK OUT&lt;\\/b&gt; is almost done. Theboy&amp;#8217;s  have been working their asses off with label filmer &lt;b&gt;Grant Schubert&lt;\\/b&gt;.That  combined with the editing \\/ artistic tag team of &lt;b&gt;John Lucero&lt;\\/b&gt; and&lt;b&gt;Patrick  Nagy&lt;\\/b&gt;, will insure that the video will be rock solid.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Daniel Shimizu&lt;\\/b&gt; is now rocking the &lt;b&gt;Ruckus&lt;\\/b&gt;!&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Russ Pope&lt;\\/b&gt; is now working for &lt;b&gt;Black Label&lt;\\/b&gt;. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bones Wheels&lt;\\/b&gt; introduces Pro &lt;b&gt;Aaron Vandenbulke&lt;\\/b&gt; to the teamand  welcomes Amateur &lt;b&gt;Tyler Hansen&lt;\\/b&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Digital &amp;#8216;s Difference&lt;\\/b&gt; premiered at OAKLEY recently. &lt;b&gt;ToyMachine&amp;#8217;s&lt;\\/b&gt;newest am &lt;b&gt;Billy Marks&lt;\\/b&gt; is the am headliner, and World&amp;#8217;s finestacquisition  &lt;b&gt;Paul Machnau&lt;\\/b&gt; is the pro headliner and all around destroyer! &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The &lt;b&gt;GOLD&lt;\\/b&gt; video &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;Got Gold?&lt;\\/b&gt;&amp;#8221; premiered in SF lastweekend.  It is in stores now. &lt;b&gt;Henry Sanchez&lt;\\/b&gt; is the latest to be added to theteam.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Satva Leung&amp;#8217;s&lt;\\/b&gt; video &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;Blackout&lt;\\/b&gt;&amp;#8221; is out. Don&amp;#8217;tmistake  it for the Black Label video. That one won&amp;#8217;t be out till closer toSeptember.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Keenan Milton&lt;\\/b&gt; has a new memorial site: &lt;ahref=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.keenanmilton.com\\\"&gt;www.keenanmilt.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;Take a look through it and remember what an amazing person Keenan was.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Germ&amp;#8217;s pro team is &lt;b&gt;Dave Coyne&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Tyrone Olson&lt;\\/b&gt; and theamateurs  are &lt;b&gt;Brian Emmers&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Cody Branin&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Matt Brode&lt;\\/b&gt; and&lt;b&gt;Tyler  Moore&lt;\\/b&gt;. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jared Brantingham&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Rickie Dixon&lt;\\/b&gt; are going down to St.Martin,  an island in the West Indies for a grand opening of a new skatepark on theIsland.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Matt Milligan&lt;\\/b&gt; is in a new pilot tv show about skateboarding on theWB  that &lt;b&gt;Tom Green&lt;\\/b&gt; is producing. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Recently at a windy inland Southern California location, &lt;b&gt;Danny Way&lt;\\/b&gt;set  not one, but two world records, for both the longest and highest air. Acourse  was built specifically for Danny&amp;#8217;s attack on the record books: a49-foot-tall  roll-in led to a launch ramp with a landing ramp over fifty feet away. Thelanding  ramp then sloped downward and led to a 20-foot-tall quarterpipe. The rampswere  set up for Danny to break the world record for longest air, and then hitthe  quarterpipe to break the record for the highest air. By the end of thefirst  of two days, Danny had set a new world-record for the longest air with adistance  of 65 feet. The winds proved too high to break the longest air record andthen  launch into the highest air &amp;#8211; he was blown about too much once his airs onthe  quarterpipe started clearing the 15-foot mark. The wind settled down bythe  next day. Danny started doing backside 360s over the 50-foot gap and thenhitting  the quarterpipe to launch into a world-record high air. He ultimatelytopped  out at 18 feet, three inches &amp;#8211; shattering his own previous record of 16feet,  six inches. Danny broke both records while filming for a pay-per-viewtelevision  event called OP King of Skate, which is pitting six top skaters against eachother  as they invent and then perform their own stunts for the $25,000 cashprize.  Other skaters invited to compete include &lt;b&gt;Bob Burnquist&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;TonyHawk&lt;\\/b&gt;,  &lt;b&gt;Geoff Rowley&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Mike Vallelly&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Eric Koston&lt;\\/b&gt;. Thepay-per-view  premiere is June 28, but watch for more coverage in coming weeks as thefull  extent of Danny&amp;#8217;s achievements becomes known. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bob Burnquist&lt;\\/b&gt; was told to design anything imaginable to skate andthe  production company, 900 Films, would have it built. What do you imagineBob  would build if he could build anything? We&amp;#8217;ll give you hint: it has to dowith  a full pipe, but redesigned by Bob in a very special way. We&amp;#8217;ll havephotos  for you soon, so keep your eye on the \\u00e9S website: &lt;ahref=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.esfootwear.com\\\"&gt;www.esfootwear.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;PJ Ladd&lt;\\/b&gt; has had an amazing month of turns and twists in hisskateboarding  life. Not only does he have a new board sponsor (the rumors are true, he&amp;#8217;sriding  for Flip now), he&amp;#8217;s the only American on this British-foundedinternational  team. PJ Ladd also rides for Coliseum Skateshop in Boston. As a matter offact,  Coliseum had just finished their new video titled PJ Ladd&amp;#8217;s WonderfulHorrible  Life which premiered recently in Boston. PJ&amp;#8217;s part is amazing, and was thereason  for the recent clamoring around him by everyone from &lt;b&gt;The Firm&lt;\\/b&gt;,&lt;b&gt;Girl&lt;\\/b&gt;,  &lt;b&gt;Element&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Flip&lt;\\/b&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Is &lt;b&gt;Jesse Erickson&lt;\\/b&gt; (tiltmode fame) filming a part for the new&lt;b&gt;Maple&lt;\\/b&gt;video? &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Natas Kaupas&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Sal Barbier&lt;\\/b&gt; are legendary pioneers in theworld  of street-skating, as well as in the world of Etnies. In the &amp;#8217;80s, Natashelped  pave the way to modern-day street-skating and released the first-everpro-model  skate-shoe with Etnies. Sal pushed style light-years ahead with hisskating  and the much-loved Etnies Sal 23 shoe in the &amp;#8217;90s. Both legends areofficially  back on the team.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The entire &lt;b&gt;151&lt;\\/b&gt; team will be spending the month of May in Spain andFrance  doing demos and skating in the infamous Marseille bowl contest. They willalso  be doing the final filming for the new 151 video due out @ the end of thesummer.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ghetto Child&lt;\\/b&gt; will also begin work on it&amp;#8217;s first ever videohopefully  to release sometime during the holiday season.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joel Meinholz&lt;\\/b&gt; is now on &lt;b&gt;Judah&lt;\\/b&gt;. He is out in Florida filmingfor  the Judah &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;Mindtrix&lt;\\/b&gt;&amp;#8220;, video which will be released by theend  of the summer. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ian MacKaye&lt;\\/b&gt; skipped a Lakers playoff game to go see the jamsession  at the Vans skatepark and was pleasantly surprised to see &lt;b&gt;Cab&lt;\\/b&gt;wearing  a &lt;b&gt;Minor Threat&lt;\\/b&gt; shirt. Steve is working on an updated Half Cab.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Javier Sarmiento&lt;\\/b&gt; is no longer skating for &lt;b&gt;Powell&lt;\\/b&gt; but willcontinue  to ride Bones Wheels and Bones Bearings. He&amp;#8217;s now on the Firm and isfeverishly  filming a part for the &lt;b&gt;Firm&lt;\\/b&gt; video.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bootleg Skateboards&lt;\\/b&gt; welcomes &lt;b&gt;Scott Kane&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;VanWastel&lt;\\/b&gt;as the team&amp;#8217;s newest Ams. Look for rider &lt;b&gt;Anthony Mosley&lt;\\/b&gt;(Bootleg  Am) this September starring in &lt;b&gt;Dustin Dollin&amp;#8217;s&lt;\\/b&gt; flick&amp;#8221;&lt;b&gt;Hated  and Proud&lt;\\/b&gt;. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Eric Koston&lt;\\/b&gt; has been filming non-stop for the new Girl videotitled  &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;Yeah, Right&lt;\\/b&gt; which should be done by June-yeah, right.He&amp;#8217;s  also been busy preparing his collection of stunts old and new for the same900  Films pay-per-view project that Bob Burnquist is working on. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Heath Kirchart&lt;\\/b&gt; is planning a month long road trip with fellow&lt;b&gt;Alien  Workshop&lt;\\/b&gt; teammate &lt;b&gt;Steve Berra&lt;\\/b&gt;, across the U.S. and back. Intotal  they&amp;#8217;ll be journeying over 7000 miles. Heath will be filming for his&lt;b&gt;Emerica&lt;\\/b&gt;video part, while Berra collects footage of his own, and they&amp;#8217;ll both beshooting  photos with Atlanta photographer &lt;b&gt;Braydon Knill&lt;\\/b&gt; for an upcomingTransworld  article on the trip. So don&amp;#8217;t be surprised if you live in BF MiddleAmerica  and happen to see a mysterious man in black and his short-temperedcompatriot  lighting up your local spot with a generator at 3am some morning this May.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;At the recent &lt;b&gt;VOLCOM BEST TRICK CONTEST&lt;\\/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Salman&lt;\\/b&gt; &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;THESULTAN&lt;\\/b&gt;  &lt;b&gt;Agah&lt;\\/b&gt; walked away with second place and $1000 for a switch flip overthe  rail.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;On a recent trip to Mazatlan &lt;b&gt;Adam Alfaro&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Kyle the pile&lt;\\/b&gt;,and  &lt;b&gt;Jim Gagne&lt;\\/b&gt; skated in front of 4000 screaming Latino girls and springbreakers.  They were to return on a Sunday, but somehow missed their flight and &lt;br \\/&gt;didn&amp;#8217;t wind up back in the USA till Tuesday.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;JUB&lt;\\/b&gt; and longtime girlfriend Alana are getting married in LasVegas.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Andrew Reynolds&lt;\\/b&gt; is out in Philly with fellow &lt;b&gt;Emerica&lt;\\/b&gt; Am,&lt;b&gt;Bryan  Herman&lt;\\/b&gt;. Both of them are staying with their homie &lt;b&gt;Pete Eldridge&lt;\\/b&gt;and  skating what Philly&amp;#8217;s got to offer on the daily. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tosh Townend&lt;\\/b&gt; is still on the disabled list while his second anklesurgery  heels. During his down time, Tosh has been creating ToshTownend.com,editing  the footage he collected from before the surgeries, and honing his ownfilming  skills on his VX2000. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;1984&lt;\\/b&gt; will be going on a mid-west\\/east coast tour this June andJuly  in collaboration with &lt;b&gt;ROLL MODELS SKATEBOARDS &lt;\\/b&gt;and &lt;b&gt;151&lt;\\/b&gt;. Thewhole  crew or nothing.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;EVENTS&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Girl Skateboards&lt;\\/b&gt; team will be touring Europe in May. The squadconsists  of &lt;b&gt;Brian Anderson&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Mike Carroll&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Rick Howard&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;EricKoston&lt;\\/b&gt;,  &lt;b&gt;Rick McCrank&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Jeron Wilson&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Brandon Biebel&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;RobbieMcKinley&lt;\\/b&gt;,  &lt;b&gt;Jereme Rogers&lt;\\/b&gt;, and &lt;b&gt;Sam Smyth&lt;\\/b&gt;. &lt;br \\/&gt;May 16th &amp;#8211; Expo Skatepark, Lisbon, Portugal &lt;br \\/&gt;May 19th &amp;#8211; Cosa Nostra Skatepark, Paris, France &lt;br \\/&gt;May 24th &amp;#8211; North-Bridge Skatepark, Cologne, Germany &lt;br \\/&gt;May 25th &amp;#8211; &amp;#8230;ing store, Wiesbaden, Germany &lt;br \\/&gt;May 26th &amp;#8211; EURO Skatepark, Munich, Germany &lt;br \\/&gt;May 29th &amp;#8211; Quiksilver Skatepark Strasnice, Prague, Czech Republic &lt;br \\/&gt;June 1st &amp;#8211; Skatelab, Vienna, Austria &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Ghetto Child&lt;\\/b&gt; team will begin it&amp;#8217;s first ever summer tour onJune  15, 2002. Check them out in your town on the following dates.&lt;br \\/&gt;DATES:&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 15th-Redlands, CA (Banned Demo)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 16th-Phoenix, AZ (Cowtown Demo)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 20th-DALLAS, TXgin work on it&amp;#8217;s first ever videohopefully  to release sometime during the holiday season.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joel Meinholz&lt;\\/b&gt; is now on &lt;b&gt;Judah&lt;\\/b&gt;. He is out in Florida filmingfor  the Judah &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;Mindtrix&lt;\\/b&gt;&amp;#8220;, video which will be released by theend  of the summer. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ian MacKaye&lt;\\/b&gt; skipped a Lakers playoff game to go see the jamsession  at the Vans skatepark and was pleasantly surprised to see &lt;b&gt;Cab&lt;\\/b&gt;wearing  a &lt;b&gt;Minor Threat&lt;\\/b&gt; shirt. Steve is working on an updated Half Cab.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Javier Sarmiento&lt;\\/b&gt; is no longer skating for &lt;b&gt;Powell&lt;\\/b&gt; but willcontinue  to ride Bones Wheels and Bones Bearings. He&amp;#8217;s now on the Firm and isfeverishly  filming a part for the &lt;b&gt;Firm&lt;\\/b&gt; video.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bootleg Skateboards&lt;\\/b&gt; welcomes &lt;b&gt;Scott Kane&lt;\\/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;VanWastel&lt;\\/b&gt;as the team&amp;#8217;s newest Ams. Look for rider &lt;b&gt;Anthony Mosley&lt;\\/b&gt;(Bootleg  Am) this September starring in &lt;b&gt;Dustin Dollin&amp;#8217;s&lt;\\/b&gt; flick&amp;#8221;&lt;b&gt;Hated  and Proud&lt;\\/b&gt;. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Eric Koston&lt;\\/b&gt; has been filming non-stop for the new Girl videotitled  &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;Yeah, Right&lt;\\/b&gt; which should be done by June-yeah, right.He&amp;#8217;s  also been busy preparing his collection of stunts old and new for the same900  Films pay-per-view project that Bob Burnquist is working on. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Heath Kirchart&lt;\\/b&gt; is planning a month long road trip with fellow&lt;b&gt;Alien  Workshop&lt;\\/b&gt; teammate &lt;b&gt;Steve Berra&lt;\\/b&gt;, across the U.S. and back. Intotal  they&amp;#8217;ll be journeying over 7000 miles. Heath will be filming for his&lt;b&gt;Emerica&lt;\\/b&gt;video part, while Berra collects footage of his own, and they&amp;#8217;ll both beshooting  photos with Atlanta photographer &lt;b&gt;Braydon Knill&lt;\\/b&gt; for an upcomingTransworld  article on the trip. So don&amp;#8217;t be surprised if you live in BF MiddleAmerica  and happen to see a mysterious man in black and his short-temperedcompatriot  lighting up your local spot with a generator at 3am some morning this May.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;At the recent &lt;b&gt;VOLCOM BEST TRICK CONTEST&lt;\\/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Salman&lt;\\/b&gt; &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;THESULTAN&lt;\\/b&gt;  &lt;b&gt;Agah&lt;\\/b&gt; walked away with second place and $1000 for a switch flip overthe  rail.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;On a recent trip to Mazatlan &lt;b&gt;Adam Alfaro&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Kyle the pile&lt;\\/b&gt;,and  &lt;b&gt;Jim Gagne&lt;\\/b&gt; skated in front of 4000 screaming Latino girls and springbreakers.  They were to return on a Sunday, but somehow missed their flight and &lt;br \\/&gt;didn&amp;#8217;t wind up back in the USA till Tuesday.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;JUB&lt;\\/b&gt; and longtime girlfriend Alana are getting married in LasVegas.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Andrew Reynolds&lt;\\/b&gt; is out in Philly with fellow &lt;b&gt;Emerica&lt;\\/b&gt; Am,&lt;b&gt;Bryan  Herman&lt;\\/b&gt;. Both of them are staying with their homie &lt;b&gt;Pete Eldridge&lt;\\/b&gt;and  skating what Philly&amp;#8217;s got to offer on the daily. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tosh Townend&lt;\\/b&gt; is still on the disabled list while his second anklesurgery  heels. During his down time, Tosh has been creating ToshTownend.com,editing  the footage he collected from before the surgeries, and honing his ownfilming  skills on his VX2000. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;1984&lt;\\/b&gt; will be going on a mid-west\\/east coast tour this June andJuly  in collaboration with &lt;b&gt;ROLL MODELS SKATEBOARDS &lt;\\/b&gt;and &lt;b&gt;151&lt;\\/b&gt;. Thewhole  crew or nothing.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;EVENTS&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Girl Skateboards&lt;\\/b&gt; team will be touring Europe in May. The squadconsists  of &lt;b&gt;Brian Anderson&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Mike Carroll&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Rick Howard&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;EricKoston&lt;\\/b&gt;,  &lt;b&gt;Rick McCrank&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Jeron Wilson&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Brandon Biebel&lt;\\/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;RobbieMcKinley&lt;\\/b&gt;,  &lt;b&gt;Jereme Rogers&lt;\\/b&gt;, and &lt;b&gt;Sam Smyth&lt;\\/b&gt;. &lt;br \\/&gt;May 16th &amp;#8211; Expo Skatepark, Lisbon, Portugal &lt;br \\/&gt;May 19th &amp;#8211; Cosa Nostra Skatepark, Paris, France &lt;br \\/&gt;May 24th &amp;#8211; North-Bridge Skatepark, Cologne, Germany &lt;br \\/&gt;May 25th &amp;#8211; &amp;#8230;ing store, Wiesbaden, Germany &lt;br \\/&gt;May 26th &amp;#8211; EURO Skatepark, Munich, Germany &lt;br \\/&gt;May 29th &amp;#8211; Quiksilver Skatepark Strasnice, Prague, Czech Republic &lt;br \\/&gt;June 1st &amp;#8211; Skatelab, Vienna, Austria &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Ghetto Child&lt;\\/b&gt; team will begin it&amp;#8217;s first ever summer tour onJune  15, 2002. Check them out in your town on the following dates.&lt;br \\/&gt;DATES:&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 15th-Redlands, CA (Banned Demo)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 16th-Phoenix, AZ (Cowtown Demo)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 20th-DALLAS, TX (Fast Forward Demo and Autograph signing)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 21st-AUSTIN, TX (Fast Forward Demo)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 23rd-New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Board Shop Demo)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 27th-Oklahoma City, Ok (Fast Forward Demo and Autograph Signing)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 29th-Wichita, KS (Aces and Eights Demo)&lt;br \\/&gt;JULY 4th-Aurora, CO (Brothers Board DEMO)&lt;br \\/&gt;JULY 6th-Las Vegas, NV (Board Deep Demo)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Joe Lopes Memorial Barbecue and 1st Annual Orange Crush BackyardJam&lt;\\/b&gt;went off without a hitch on Saturday, April 20. More than 30 of the 300people  in attendance were pro skaters, and most of them skated at some pointduring  the day. Joe Lopes died in a car crash in March, and we were there toraise  funds for his family. At the end of the day, we handed out ballots withall  the skater&amp;#8217;s names on them to all the skaters who had skated duringthe  day. Voters ranked them 1 thru 10, and the result was that theskateboarders  themselves voted &lt;b&gt;Neil Heddings&lt;\\/b&gt; the best skater of the day. &lt;b&gt;ChadVogt&lt;\\/b&gt;was a close second, and Brian Patch close behind that in third. Next was&lt;b&gt;Kyle  Yanigomoto&lt;\\/b&gt;, and in fifth was &lt;b&gt;Riky Barnes&lt;\\/b&gt;. Riky, &lt;b&gt;JeffGrosso&lt;\\/b&gt;,  &lt;b&gt;Carlos DeAndrade&lt;\\/b&gt;, Chad Vogt, and Kyle Yanigomoto all donated someor  all of their winnings to the fund, and many anonymous donors put whateverthey  could afford in the basket. Over $2500 was raised in total for Joe&amp;#8217;sfamily.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The first &lt;b&gt;Phoenix Am Contest&lt;\\/b&gt; was a huge success. &lt;b&gt;DannyWallace&lt;\\/b&gt;took the golden ticket on Saturday with a flawless qualifying run.&lt;b&gt;Billy  Marks&lt;\\/b&gt; took first place in the finals with an amazing technical run onSunday.  &lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Circa $1000 Best Trick&lt;\\/b&gt; contest went to Danny Wallace with anollie heelflip backside 50\\/50 down the rail. Other honorable mentions go to&lt;b&gt;Alysson  Castro&lt;\\/b&gt; crooked grind across the flat to backside lipslide. Billy Markspulled  a 360 flip lipslide to fakie and &lt;b&gt;Trevor Dunett&lt;\\/b&gt; backside overcrookedgrind  across the flat and down before gashing his shin and calling it quits.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;West 49 and MASEV Communications have announced a long-term commitment tobuilding  Eastern Canada&amp;#8217;s premiere skateboard event with the West 49 World Cupof  Skateboarding. The contest will be held at Mississauga&amp;#8217;s HersheyArena,  October 12th &amp;#038; 13th, 2002, attracting skateboard superstars, team proriders  and independent skaters from across &lt;br \\/&gt;North America and around the world. Event Producers, MASEV Communications,have  secured World Cup sanctioning and a $70,000 prize purse with the supportof  title sponsor West 49.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Etnies Footwear is launching a Skatepark BBQ Tour of the SouthernCalifornia  area starting May 5, 2002 at Camarillo Skatepark in &lt;br \\/&gt;Camarillo and ending September 7, 2002 at Skateboard Heaven in downtownSan  Diego with twenty-eight dates in between (see the Schedule &lt;br \\/&gt;above). Etnies will be grilling up free food like hot dogs, burgers and&lt;br \\/&gt;veggie burgers. We&amp;#8217;ll also be giving out cold beverages (sodas &amp;#038;water),  free T-shirts, hats, stickers and holding drawings for free Etnies shoes.&lt;br \\/&gt;For complete schedule and updates from the road, go to&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;ahref=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.etnies.com\\/skate\\/extra\\/bbq\\/\\\"&gt;www.etnies.com\\/skate\\/extra\\/bbq\\/&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The 5th Annual &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;Sound and the Fury&lt;\\/b&gt; World Amateur &lt;br \\/&gt;Skateboard Competition &lt;br \\/&gt;May 10 &amp;#8211; 12, 2002&lt;br \\/&gt;Seattle, Washington&lt;br \\/&gt;Street Results&lt;br \\/&gt;1. Alien &lt;br \\/&gt;2. Corey Duffel &lt;br \\/&gt;3. Jordan Hoffart &lt;br \\/&gt;4. Jesse Jenkins &lt;br \\/&gt;5. Jason Jones &lt;br \\/&gt;6. Terry Kennedy &lt;br \\/&gt;7. Matt Hanson &lt;br \\/&gt;8. Evan Mirshal &lt;br \\/&gt;9. Billy Marks etnies &lt;br \\/&gt;10. Dan Hessler&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;, TX (Fast Forward Demo and Autograph signing)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 21st-AUSTIN, TX (Fast Forward Demo)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 23rd-New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Board Shop Demo)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 27th-Oklahoma City, Ok (Fast Forward Demo and Autograph Signing)&lt;br \\/&gt;JUNE 29th-Wichita, KS (Aces and Eights Demo)&lt;br \\/&gt;JULY 4th-Aurora, CO (Brothers Board DEMO)&lt;br \\/&gt;JULY 6th-Las Vegas, NV (Board Deep Demo)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Joe Lopes Memorial Barbecue and 1st Annual Orange Crush BackyardJam&lt;\\/b&gt;went off without a hitchh on Saturday, April 20. More than 30 of the 300people  in attendance were pro skaters, and most of them skated at some pointduring  the day. Joe Lopes died in a car crash in March, and we were there toraise  funds for his family. At the end of the day, we handed out ballots withall  the skater&amp;#8217;s names on them to all the skaters who had skated duringthe  day. Voters ranked them 1 thru 10, and the result was that theskateboarders  themselves voted &lt;b&gt;Neil Heddings&lt;\\/b&gt; the best skater of the day. &lt;b&gt;ChadVogt&lt;\\/b&gt;was a close second, and Brian Patch close behind that in third. Next was&lt;b&gt;Kyle  Yanigomoto&lt;\\/b&gt;, and in fifth was &lt;b&gt;Riky Barnes&lt;\\/b&gt;. Riky, &lt;b&gt;JeffGrosso&lt;\\/b&gt;,  &lt;b&gt;Carlos DeAndrade&lt;\\/b&gt;, Chad Vogt, and Kyle Yanigomoto all donated someor  all of their winnings to the fund, and many anonymous donors put whateverthey  could afford in the basket. Over $2500 was raised in total for Joe&amp;#8217;sfamily.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The first &lt;b&gt;Phoenix Am Contest&lt;\\/b&gt; was a huge success. &lt;b&gt;DannyWallace&lt;\\/b&gt;took the golden ticket on Saturday with a flawless qualifying run.&lt;b&gt;Billy  Marks&lt;\\/b&gt; took first place in the finals with an amazing technical run onSunday.  &lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Circa $1000 Best Trick&lt;\\/b&gt; contest went to Danny Wallace with anollie heelflip backside 50\\/50 down the rail. Other honorable mentions go to&lt;b&gt;Alysson  Castro&lt;\\/b&gt; crooked grind across the flat to backside lipslide. Billy Markspulled  a 360 flip lipslide to fakie and &lt;b&gt;Trevor Dunett&lt;\\/b&gt; backside overcrookedgrind  across the flat and down before gashing his shin and calling it quits.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;West 49 and MASEV Communications have announced a long-term commitment tobuilding  Eastern Canada&amp;#8217;s premiere skateboard event with the West 49 World Cupof  Skateboarding. The contest will be held at Mississauga&amp;#8217;s HersheyArena,  October 12th &amp;#038; 13th, 2002, attracting skateboard superstars, team proriders  and independent skaters from across &lt;br \\/&gt;North America and around the world. Event Producers, MASEV Communications,have  secured World Cup sanctioning and a $70,000 prize purse with the supportof  title sponsor West 49.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Etnies Footwear is launching a Skatepark BBQ Tour of the SouthernCalifornia  area starting May 5, 2002 at Camarillo Skatepark in &lt;br \\/&gt;Camarillo and ending September 7, 2002 at Skateboard Heaven in downtownSan  Diego with twenty-eight dates in between (see the Schedule &lt;br \\/&gt;above). Etnies will be grilling up free food like hot dogs, burgers and&lt;br \\/&gt;veggie burgers. We&amp;#8217;ll also be giving out cold beverages (sodas &amp;#038;water),  free T-shirts, hats, stickers and holding drawings for free Etnies shoes.&lt;br \\/&gt;For complete schedule and updates from the road, go to&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;ahref=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.etnies.com\\/skate\\/extra\\/bbq\\/\\\"&gt;www.etnies.com\\/skate\\/extra\\/bbq\\/&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The 5th Annual &amp;#8220;&lt;b&gt;Sound and the Fury&lt;\\/b&gt; World Amateur &lt;br \\/&gt;Skateboard Competition &lt;br \\/&gt;May 10 &amp;#8211; 12, 2002&lt;br \\/&gt;Seattle, Washington&lt;br \\/&gt;Street Results&lt;br \\/&gt;1. Alien &lt;br \\/&gt;2. Corey Duffel &lt;br \\/&gt;3. Jordan Hoffart &lt;br \\/&gt;4. Jesse Jenkins &lt;br \\/&gt;5. Jason Jones &lt;br \\/&gt;6. Terry Kennedy &lt;br \\/&gt;7. Matt Hanson &lt;br \\/&gt;8. Evan Mirshal &lt;br \\/&gt;9. Billy Marks etnies &lt;br \\/&gt;10. Dan Hessler&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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